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Eliza Farish Pillars was born in Jackson, Mississippi and pursued her nursing career at the Jackson Infirmary Charity Hospital, which is now known as St. Dominic Hospital. She became the first African American registered nurse employed by the Mississippi State Board of Heath in 1926, and the Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses of Mississippi organization (formerly

Missouri

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English-born nurse Adaline Weston Couzins was a Civil War nurse who worked on the Mississippi River, aboard hospital boats where she treated the wounds and infections of countless Union soldiers. Couzins was also an ardent member of the Ladies’ Union Aid Society of St. Louis. Her example helped to lay groundwork for the healthcare system

Georgia

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In 1906, Ludie Clay Andrews earned a nursing degree from Spelman College in Atlanta and became known as the first African American registered nurse in Georgia. She founded a program to train African American nurses at Atlanta’s Grady Hospital in 1917 and has inspired Georgia residents of all races to enter the fulfilling field of

Pennsylvania

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When the United States entered World War I, Pennsylvania-born nurse Helen Fairchild went overseas with 63 other Pennsylvania nurses to care for wounded soldiers. The pages and pages of letters she wrote home paint a poignant picture of combat nursing during the war, and drive home the enormous impact nurses have on the lives of

Michigan

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Annie Etheridge was born in Detroit and known for her work as a nurse during the American Civil War. She was inspired to enter the field of nursing after caring for her sick father and inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame in 2010. Etheridge’s nursing career has encouraged many Michiganders to become nurses

Virginia

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According to the Virginia Nurses Association, there is currently a high demand for nurses in Virginia. Compassionate and detail-oriented individuals with strong physical endurance and emotional stability are needed to work as nurses in a variety of settings, including hospitals, clinics, outpatient care facilities, nursing homes, schools, community health centers, and patient homes. By becoming

Alabama

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The first registered nurse in Alabama was Sister Chrysostom Moynahan, whose illustrated history laid the foundation for healthcare as we know it in Alabama today. Decorated by both the Italian and United States governments for her service to the military, founder of the first nursing school in the state, and a hospital administrator during the

Texas

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In 1904, professional nursing became formally recognized in Texas as the result of the passing of the first Nursing Practice Act (NPA). The NPA regulates nursing education, licensure, and practice and has been updated many times to reflect changes in the ever-evolving healthcare industry. Thanks to that original NPA, nurses in the Lone Star state

Ohio

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Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio and worked as a nurse to the Union Army during the American Civil War. She was known as Mother Bickerdyke and established more than 300 field hospitals during the war in order to treat the sick and wounded. Today, thousands of Ohio nurses have followed

California

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The Golden State doesn’t just offer beaches and sunny weather to those in the nursing profession — it also offers a bright future with numerous opportunities. According to the California Health Care Foundation, there are over 300,000 registered nurses working in California, which makes nursing one of the largest health professions in the state. Nurses in
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